Hitler's Mein Kampf becomes best-seller in Germany after Reprint

[Arthur Morgan]

 

Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf has become a shock bestseller in Germany after being reprinted for the first time since the World War Two.

Although the copies of the memoir have been available in secondhand bookshops and libraries, no new copies have been printed since the fall of the Third Reich.

The copyright of the antisemitic book, the title of which translates as My Struggle, was held by the Bavarian state government until last year.

The Institute of Contemporary History of Munich (IfZ) said about 85,000 copies of the new annotated version of the manifesto had been sold since its release last January.

It had previously only planned to print 4,000 copies, but is now preparing its sixth print run.

The institute says the reprint has enriched debate about the dangers of far-right ideology, rather than promote it.

 

“It turned out that the fear the publication would promote Hitler’s ideology or even make it socially acceptable and give neo-Nazis a new propaganda platform was totally unfounded,†Andreas Wirsching, the director of the IfZ, said.

“To the contrary, the debate about Hitler’s world view and his approach to propaganda offered a chance to look at the causes and consequences of totalitarian ideologies, at a time in which authoritarian political views and rightwing slogans are gaining ground.â€

Hitler wrote the book while in prison in Bavaria for treason following the failed Beer Hall Putsch.

It formed the basis for Nazism, detailing Hitler’s hatred for jews and the concept of lebensraum (living space) through invading neighbouring countries.

 

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[chaebaby]

There was a rise of many nationalists after Merkle opened the border and the rise in rapes and vicious attacks. Now Germany and other Euro countries are a mess. I pray for them.

[Pyo Hyemi]

what the hell...

[LisaVandercunt]

what the hell...

The way that nationalists rebel against Angela Merkle's fucked up policies. She opened the gates and look what ended up happening in Germany.

[Azero]

There was a rise of many nationalists after Merkle opened the border and the rise in rapes and vicious attacks. Now Germany and other Euro countries are a mess. I pray for them.

We are far away from a mess.

And I am pretty sure that the bible is still the best selling book in germany.

[♡🌑taeken🌕♡]

messed up...

[fool]

   

[IKKY]

Thought I was reading an onion article there for a sec

 

Maybe people are just interested in what they crazy man believed. I am.

Or maybe they're starting to repeat history. Lets hope it's the former

[codean]

i still want to read this book since i'm studying history, and because i have an interest in the ii world war

[Yeojin]

Let's hope it will teach the ones who bought the reprint to not give in to the rising far-right movements across Europe

[Mei Matsumoto-removed]

The way that nationalists rebel against Angela Merkle's fucked up policies. She opened the gates and look what ended up happening in Germany.

I agree.

[DragonFury]

We are far away from a mess.

And I am pretty sure that the bible is still the best selling book in germany.

It's always fun to see how the people that are most adamant Germany (or any other country) is a complete mess never fucking live there.

[Coja]

Okay, as a German I feel like I should explain this a bit. Yes, the book was reprinted, however it's heavily annotated. The way he viewed the world is put into context and it explains how the Nazi ideology could become as big as it did. To this day, it's very difficult to understand how Hitler could become such a presence and how millions of people could support all the terrible things he did and people did in his name, so publishing the book again is an attempt at understanding how it could happen.

 

Germany is very aware of its history, it is a a constant present in our daily lives. At school, we learn everything about the couple of years before the war up until at least to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. It is always put into context and a point is made that something like this should never happen again. We even went on a school trip to one concentration camp nearby to understand the terrors people had to go through.

 

So, seeing as some users are 'concerned' about the state of Germany, don't worry, we're doing okay at the moment. I'm not saying we don't have any far-right movement, because we do, just as any other country at the moment. But in this case, people want to understand their history, nothing's wrong with that, it's actually incredibly important to not repeat the mistakes of the past.
 

[ë°” í…€]

And people wonder why I would never go to Germany

[mochichan]

I would buy it tbh. He was a genecidal megalomaniac but he was very charismatic to lead people into doing what they did...reading his views and his reason would be interesting. Studying something doesn't mean you support it tho

[gummybear_dragon]

I'd assume that it's become a best seller now because Germany is where the events took place and clearly a lot of people there are interested in history of it all. I doubt it's because of a surge in neo nazism.

[Sana Minatozaki]

i read it because i love history 

[sueedegirls]

Personally, as a foreigner living in germany i haven't experienced any significant changes in people's attitude towards foreigner before and after the event took place.

[Azero]

It's always fun to see how the people that are most adamant Germany (or any other country) is a complete mess never fucking live there.

^^

 

Personally, as a foreigner living in germany i haven't experienced any significant changes in people's attitude towards foreigner before and after the event took place.

^^

[vader]

i still want to read this book since i'm studying history, and because i have an interest in the ii world war

 

same

[J.Cole]

Okay, as a German I feel like I should explain this a bit. Yes, the book was reprinted, however it's heavily annotated. The way he viewed the world is put into context and it explains how the Nazi ideology could become as big as it did. To this day, it's very difficult to understand how Hitler could become such a presence and how millions of people could support all the terrible things he did and people did in his name, so publishing the book again is an attempt at understanding how it could happen.

 

Germany is very aware of its history, it is a a constant present in our daily lives. At school, we learn everything about the couple of years before the war up until at least to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. It is always put into context and a point is made that something like this should never happen again. We even went on a school trip to one concentration camp nearby to understand the terrors people had to go through.

 

So, seeing as some users are 'concerned' about the state of Germany, don't worry, we're doing okay at the moment. I'm not saying we don't have any far-right movement, because we do, just as any other country at the moment. But in this case, people want to understand their history, nothing's wrong with that, it's actually incredibly important to not repeat the mistakes of the past.

 

Thank you for this!

[BigManSam]

It's so boring though.

[LunarE]

Thought I was reading an onion article there for a sec

 

Maybe people are just interested in what they crazy man believed. I am.

Or maybe they're starting to repeat history. Lets hope it's the former

That's what I was assuming.

[DC3]

TBH I would buy and read it not bc I believe what he does, but bc its interesting to get to see what this crazy man believed. It's just fascinating. 

[Deâ„“phina]

It makes sense. Would you not wanna read the autobiography and thoughts of the most (in)famous man in your country's history ? They gonna be disappointed though, he's a shit writer.